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Tune in and subscribe to Strategy & Tragedy: CEO Stories with Steph Melodia, the new business podcast which spotlights the highs, the lows, the strategies and tragedies of what it *really* takes to build a successful business today. ***THANK YOU GIFT DETAILS BELOW***About Strategy & TragedyThis podcast is created based on three core beliefs: 1. The world of entrepreneurship has been overly glamorised...and the truth is that building a business is often far from glamorous! Within this is the belief that often the best lessons can come from our biggest mistakes. So the interviews presented to you here on this show are raw, authentic, warts 'n' all accounts of the trials & tribulations of start up and scale up life. 2. There is no rule book when it comes to entrepreneurship.Whether you took business studies at school or invested in an MBA, the truth is nothing compares to doing it for real. That's why these interviews are kept as down to earth as possible, sharing real world accounts (which I think also just so happen to make for the best stories!) 3. There has been a significant shift in the business landscape...particularly for early stage tech, and now is the time to learn from others who have been there, done that so that you can shortcut your path to success. We've seen the rise and fall of some glorified unicorns, it's harder than ever before to raise venture capital investment, and huge world events have shaped our macroeconomic environment. This all means that there's been a natural reckoning which is weeding out the tourist entrepreneurs and discouraging unorthodox business strategies. The silver lining to all of this is that the bar being raised means that we'll have better players in the space, many of whom I hope are listening to this exact podcast and coming on to that. Upcoming guests include Simon Squibb, Nina Mohanty, Thomas Panton, Heinin Zhang, Charlotte Morley, Dom Fendius, Varun Bhanot... and many, many more incredible leaders. ***THANK YOU GIFT***As your reward for being an early adopter and subscribing to my new business podcast, I am pleased to partner with Hussle, the singular fitness platform that enables access to gyms, pools, spas and health apps to help you work out in the most flexible way possible, and Huggg, who made the gifting possible. FREE GYM + SWIM PASS: https://launch.huggg.me/super/25Z7mbFc90D7l2oSelect from your preferred location across 200 plus gyms nationwide. T&Cs apply. Thank you all so much again for being here right from the very beginning. Please subscribe and enjoy the show!